A Brief History
On July 31, 1970, the British Royal Navy experienced one of the darkest days in their long and glorious history, Black Tot Day. On that day, the RN ended its long tradition of giving each sailor at sea a drink of rum.
Digging Deeper
While you may not personally miss this bygone practice, we ask, “What do you miss the most?”
Some possible answers could be:
(for Catholics) The Latin Mass
School Dress and Grooming Codes
Drive-in Movies
Decent Meals and Service on Airliners
Polaroid Cameras
Phone Booths
The Milkman
Vinyl Records
Sears Catalog
Cheap Gasoline
Hot Pants, Mini-Skirts or Bell Bottoms
Disco Music
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Phoenix, Charles. Addicted to Americana: Celebrating Classic & Kitschy American Life & Style. Prospect Park Books, 2017.
Wilson, Everett. Vanishing Americana Pictures of the American Past, Well Remembered but Disappearing Americana. A.S. Barnes & Co, 1961.
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